Current MSP: Willie Coffey (Labour) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/– % +/–
SNP Willie Coffey * 16964 +2669 53.2 +10.5
Labour Matt McLaughlin 10971 -1982 34.4 -4.3
Conservative Grant Fergusson 3309 -814 10.4 -1.9
Liberal Democrat Robbie Simpson # 614 -1442 1.9 -4.2
Majority 5993 Turnout 31858 Swing +7.4% SNP hold

Willie Coffey won the equivalent Kilmarnock and Loudon constituency for the SNP in 2007, defeating Labour’s Margaret Jamieson who had held it since 1999. He was returned in 2011 with an increased majority. Matt McLaughlin, the Labour challenger, was a former national organiser for Unison. The Liberal Democrats convincingly lost their deposit.

Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.

Symbols used:

* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
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